The collective resources of a country should belong to its people. The public treasury should not just be a slush fund for the rich.

Feb 6, 2021 · 4:08 PM UTC

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I happen to be for capitalism with a strong social safety net, like Iceland or Norway has. Also, certain industries, like health insurance or weapons manufacturers, should not have the ability to make a profit, as they have no positive societal function.
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The government should take of people that need it the most, and it’s certainly not the rich.
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Please check out the brilliant and radical macro economist Ann Pettifor's latest annpettifor.substack.com/p/k…
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Also Ann Pettifor's book on breaking the despotic power of finance goodreads.com/book/show/2061…
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Oh man you are so close to being right
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Industries that need decadal bailouts to keep operating should be nationalized
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or should it be a slush fund at all for anyone
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Yes... 'The public treasury should not be a slush fund for corporations, congress-lawmakers, government oligarchs, and the rich.'
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How do we get there?